Philippines vs Somalia
Somalia is 86% larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Somalia about 1.9 times.
PhilippinesSomaliaPhilippines moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Philippines is 0.54× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.86× the size of Philippines.
| Philippines | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 343,448 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 116,786,962 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 340 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Manila | Mogadishu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Philippines sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Philippines bigger than Somalia?
- No. Philippines is 46% smaller than Somalia. Philippines covers 343,448 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Somalia?
- About 1.9 times: Somalia has 1.86× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Philippines and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Philippines is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Philippines or Somalia?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 19,654,739. Density: Philippines 340 per km², Somalia 31 per km².